title: [Endovascular therapy for aortic aneurysm].
abstract: Recently minimally invasive endovascular therapy using a stent graft has made significant advances in the treatment of aortic aneurysm. Eventually, five kinds of stent grafts were commercial available in Japan for the thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm with acceptable outcomes. Initial results of stent graft are superior than those of open surgery in many cases, but further investigation for endoleak and sac behavior should attempt to determine its efficacy over a longer follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University.
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Higashiura
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichihashi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome